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19-month-old Jonah Bennet, the baby that was slapped by Joe after he started crying on the flight.

A day after the flight, Joe’s son tragically passed away. Hundley previously stated that he was visiting Atlanta to visit a hospitalized relative, but he didn’t offer any more info on the actual situation.

Due to this incident, Joe is facing an assault charge that carries a $100,000 fine and up to a year in prison. Joe was also released from his executive position with AGC Aerospace and Defense after the incident. The company gave a statement on Joe’s actions last month:

Reports of the recent behavior of one of our business unit executives while on personal travel are offensive and disturbing. We have taken this matter very seriously and worked diligently to examine it since learning of the matter on Friday afternoon. As of Sunday, the executive is no longer employed with the company.